Released on March 26, 1999
Highways and Transportation Minister Judy Bradley today announced theprovince's investment in highway construction and maintenance will
increase to $234.6 million in 1999-2000.
"This year we will start twinning 10.5 km on Highway 16 from west of
Lashburn to Marshall," Bradley said. "We will pave 27 km started last
year west of Gull Lake on Highway 1 and will open that section to
traffic late this fall. People will also see that twinning is
continuing this year on 21 km east of Indian Head on Highway 1."
These projects represent the ongoing commitment of the provincial
government to complete twinning all of Highway 1 in Saskatchewan and
Highway 16 from the Battlefords to the Alberta border by no later than
2012.
"The Saskatchewan government along with other provinces, has long
pushed for a National Highway Program that includes twinning with
federal cost sharing," Bradley said. "We are optimistic about recent
reports that the federal government is finally recognizing the value
of a National Highway Program. If that program is part of the next
federal budget, it would certainly speed up our twinning plans."
The 1999-2000 highways program reflects an increased investment of
$15 million from the $219 million budgeted in the 1998-99 highways
program. Last year's budget included a $20 million increase from
1997-98.
The $15 million budget increase includes a new $5 million program
to help address the challenges facing rural highways. This
program is designed to work with local governments to develop
initiatives and partnerships that manage traffic on highways
being impacted by grain or resource truck traffic and improve the
overall level of service to rural Saskatchewan.
The provincial government is investing an additional $10 million
in revenue sharing programs to support development of
infrastructure in northern, rural and urban municipalities, as
outlined in the Department of Municipal Affairs, Culture and
Housing budget. The ongoing program supports the development of
roads and bridges.
"We are in the third year of our commitment to spend $2.5 billion
to improve our roads and highways," Bradley said. "We intend to
keep increasing our annual budget over the next few years. As a
result, spending will exceed $250 million per year in the later
years of the commitment. Since making that $2.5 billion
commitment in the 1997-98 provincial budget, our department
budget has increased by 18 per cent. Since 1995 the department
budget has increased by 40 per cent."
Other highlights of the program include:
twinning 8 km on Highway 16 east of Saskatoon in an area
with high accidents;
upgrading 6 km on Highway 31 between Denzil and Macklin;
upgrading 8 km on Highway 334 from Avonlea east;
commence upgrading of 11.5 km on Highway 13 between Forget
and Stoughton; and
commence upgrading of 30 km of highways in northern
Saskatchewan to improve access for the communities of Turnor
Lake (Highway 909) and Waterhen (Highway 951). An
additional 50 km will be upgraded in four other northern
Saskatchewan projects including paving Cumberland House Main
Street.
Approximately $10.6 million will be spent in 11 different
resurfacing projects on the proposed national highway system
on Highways 1, 7, 11, and 16.
An additional $12.2 million will be spent resurfacing
various other provincial highways.
Spot improvements will be made to approximately 240 km of
low volume rural highways at a cost of $11 million.
$6 million will be spent on three rural restoration projects
on Highways 8, 15 and 31 to upgrade 35 km of rural highways
affected by changing grain haul and agricultural
diversification. The Canada Agri-Infrastucture Program
provides $2.8 million for these projects.
Construction will begin on an interchange and associated
road works at the junction of Highway 11 and Pasqua Street
near Regina.
"Just as the provincial budget has balanced priorities and needs
in a fiscally responsible manner, our highway program strikes a
balance between the concerns we face on our high volume highways
with the demands and strain on our rural highways," Bradley said.
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For more information, contact:
Barry Martin
Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations
Highways and Transportation
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-4859
1999-2000 Grading
Highway No. Description Kilometres
1 Com, Twinning, W. of Wolseley to E. of Indian Head 21.3
1 Jct. No. 1 and Gravel Pit Road to 1.7 km W. 1.7
3 Carrot River East Access Road 2.6
8 Moosomin South (CAIP) 9.5
11 Interchange, Pasqua St. and Hwy. No. 11 3.0
13 Commence, Forget to Stoughton 11.5
15 Raymore to Semans (CAIP) 13.2
16 Twinning, Saskatoon East 7.7
16 Twinning, W. of Lashburn to E. of Marshall 10.5
20 Complete, N. of Humboldt to Pilger 21.1
31 7km W. of Denzil to S. of Macklin 16.1
31 Commence, S. of Plenty to Dodsland (CAIP) 16.1
903 Broad Creek to 7 km N. of Jct. No. 904 15.7
905 Complete, Athabasca Road
909 Commence, Turnor Lake South 15.6
943 Sawmill West Road, Jct. No. 946 West 10.2
951 Jct. No. 903 to Waterhen 13.0
951 E-W Road, W. of Waterhen Access 12.0
965 8km West of Jct. No. 155 to 21 km West 10.6
TOTAL 211.2
1999-2000 Surfacing
Highway No. Description Kilometres
1 Twinning, W. of Gull Lake to W. of Tompkins 27.5
3 Carrot River East Access Road 2.6
6 N. of Minton to S. of Ceylon 13.1
8 Moosomin South (CAIP) 9.5
13 Commence, Forget to Stoughton 11.5
15 Raymore to Semans (CAIP) 13.2
20 Complete, N. of Humboldt to Pilger 21.1
26 Loon Lake to Steel Narrows 10.0
31 Commence, S. of Plenty to Dodsland (CAIP) 16.1
31 7 km W. of Denzil to S. of Macklin 16.1
303 Complete, Jct. No. 21 to East of Lloydminster 33.7
334 Avonlea to 8 km East 8.1
TOTAL 182.4
1999-2000 Preservation Resurfacing
Highway No. Description Kilometres
1 Moosomin West 26.6
1 Complete, Sintaluta East 10.5
1 Secretan West 9.4
1 Herbert to West of Rush Lake 20.8
2 Wakaw North 10.9
3 Prairie River to 9 km W. 9.7
4 South of Battleford 6.1
5 Kamsack East 6.6
5 Complete, Kamsack West 12.2
7 Delisle West 8.6
7 Tessier to Harris 13.8
9 N. of Qu'Appelle River to S. of Stockholm 5.9
9 North of Canora from Grid 754 North 6.8
10 Tonkin East 12.9
11 Lumsden North (south bound lane) 25.9
11 Hanley North (south bound lanes) 11.1
13 W. of Shaunavon to W. of Dollard 12.8
14 Asquith West 5.1
14 Purdue West 10.2
16 W. of Guernsey to E. of Plunkett 7.8
16 W. of Colonsay to E. of Elstow 7.2
21 North of S. Sask R. to S. of Eatonia 9.5
21 Kindersley North 6.6
38 Greenwater Prov. Park to S. of Chelan 12.6
49 Hyas West 9.8
51 Kerrobert East 5.8
TOTAL 285.1
1999-2000 Preservation Spot Improvements
Highway No. Description Kilometres
Jct. No. 43 to 5 km south 5.0
8 Carievale to 5 km South 4.5
8 10km North of Norquay North 5.9
13 Limerick to Hazenmore (Seal) 49.9
13 W. of Eastend to E. of Robsart 8.7
15 Nokomis West 31.0
19 Chaplin to 9.2 km N. 9.2
22 Killaly to Lemberg 29.1
32 Near Abbey 5.1
38 Kuroki North 4.6
44 Jct. No. 42 to E. of Wiseton 8.8
45 Jct. No. 44 to S. of Jct. No. 15 6.8
47 US Border to S. of Estevan 6.0
47 15km N. of Grenfell to 19km north 4.0
52 Jedburgh Access Road 10.4
56 N. of Indian Head to Katepwa Lake 5.5
123 At Cumberland House 1.1
339 Briercrest North 7.0
342 West of Beechy 9.8
361 Complete, East of Lampman 6.5
955 North of LaLoche (Spot gravel and clay cap) 25.0
Total 243.7
1999-2000 Bridges
Highway No. Description
3 Rehabilitate, Muskoday Bridge
4 Repainting, Saskatchewan Landing Bridge
9 Rehabilitate, Little Swan River Bridge
11 Interchange at Pasqua St. and Hwy. No. 11
306 Colfax Creek
965 Durocher Creek
965 Keely River
The department plans to tender additional projects during the construction season. Timing of tenders is dependant on tender costs, weather conditions, contractor progress and enviromental approvals. The following are candidates for additional tendering:
Highway No. Description Kilometres
6 Resurface, 1 km S. of White Fox River to Jct. No. 55 7.6
12 Pave, N. of Blaine Lake to S. of Martins 11.0
14 Resurface, Biggar East 3.3
16 Resurface, Langenburg to Churchbridge 14.6
21 Grade and Pave, At Unity, S. of Jct. No. 14 3.5
23 Resurface, Jct. No. 38 at Chelan to 8 km W. 8.0
35 Pave, Oungre to Tribune 11.8
55 Pave, 4 to 20 km N. of Big River 16.1
304 Pave, Jct. No. 4 to E. of Makwa 18.2